Britney Spears says she felt trapped, alienated during height of fame

Britney Spears is the subject of the documentary "I Am Britney Jean" which details her personal and professional life. (Michelangelo Di Battista/Sony/RCA via Getty Images)

Because America still loves Britney Spears, E! has done a two-hour documentary “I Am Britney Jean,” which covers her four months preparing for the 32-year-old singer's two-year Las Vegas run at Planet Hollywood that starts Dec. 27.

Right ... two hours. Of Britney Spears.

The Hollywood Reporter compiled a number of “interesting and revealing” moments from “I Am Britney Jean.”

Spears reportedly doesn't care about her haters anymore. “When I first started out, I didn't care what anybody thought of me. I was happy to be there. I was like, 'This is great!' But then 10 years later, I realize there's a lot of mean things on the Internet,” she said. “But before the naivete in the whole thing was just brilliant because it was like you can't really control what they think so you can't really worry about what they think. That attitude is the one to have.”

Spears felt “alienated from the public” when she couldn't go out without having 20 paparazzi following her. “But as time passed, they lightened up and they went away, after I wouldn't come out of the house for two years,” Spears said. “It was a trying time. It was kind of confusing for me. Personally, I'm a shy person and I'm particularly not really made for this industry because I am so shy. It's not something I deal with so well.”

I don't believe that for a second. Lots of well-adjusted young women with healthy careers shave their own heads out of the blue.

Spears still struggles with speaking her mind. “I'm not saying it's good to be a (expletive), but a lot of times in this industry it's better to speak up and say what's on your mind, which I have a problem with,” she said.

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Spears on dealing with pressure: “Pressure is a funny thing. Sometimes I tend to go inward when I'm under pressure,” she said. “I tend to keep it all in. I don't express myself too much. If I'm really nervous, I'm really quiet. But I think I thrive under pressure.”

See: Britney Spears, shaved head.

Spears on love: “Love is just an unexplainable thing and there's a saying that I have in my bathroom in Louisiana. It says 'Go beyond reason to love, for it's the only safety there is.' And it's true you should always go beyond reason to love and to be with the person you want to be with and to be cherished and to be treasured. I think it's why we're here as people,” she said.

Spears on believing in heaven: “I definitely believe in heaven. I know there is a place beyond our wildest dreams.”

Right — Las Vegas.

Her upcoming show “Britney: Piece of Me”, is meant to be a 24-song, seven-act career-spanning retrospective covering the past 15 years. Spears says she wants her fans to get “a part of my soul” with the show “because I'm going to put my heart and soul into this.”

Spears said she agreed to the residency because she anted some stability for her kids. “I figured it'd be a really good place for the children and the family,” she said. “It was kind of like an ideal situation.”

Spears talked about new boyfriend David Lucado. “He's just a simple guy. He's funny. He's passionate. He's just a good guy. He gets what I do so it works out,” Spears said.

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